Digitizing Africa: the Transform Africa summit and leading voices
A blueprint for digital economies and MOUs signed with Inmarsat and French consultancy Tactis – some of the outcomes of…
Identification for Development (ID4D)
Simprints wins World Bank ID4D Mission Billion Challenge with toolkit for registration consent
Simprints has won the World Bank’s ‘Mission Billion Challenge’ with an open source toolkit for enabling meaningful informed consent with…
Fraud accusations at UN refugee agency highlight importance of biometric systems
UN refugee agency UNHCR has strongly rejected what it characterizes as “widespread allegations made against its workforce” made in an…
Digital ID in Africa this week: banks issuing biometric ID, tracking miners and a Global Fund tender
The application of biometrics continues apace across Africa. Biometric-backed ID is to begin for workers in Uganda’s informal mining sector….
Reports weigh potential positive and negative social impacts of digital ID
Digital identity systems backed by biometrics are proving powerful means for bringing social assistance to millions across the world, but…
How many billions are the last billion’s biometrics worth?
Earlier in the maturation of biometrics as a digital technology and an industry, providing identification in the developing world was…
NEC and Nagasaki University partner for global health and biometric authentication program
NEC Corporation has partnered with Nagasaki University to establish a program on global health and biometric authentication for Nagasaki University’s…
Yoti launches Fellowship Programme to boost understanding of developing world identity needs
Yoti is launching a Fellowship Programme to support local researchers, innovators, and individuals with knowledge of local identity needs, and…
ID4D digital identity projects
A curated list of digital identity projects underway in developing nations.
Glossary of ID4D terms
BiometricUpdate.com has developed a fully cross-referenced glossary of ID4D terms concerning digital identification systems used to improve development outcomes. Below…
